Ice delays recovery, prevents inflammation and delays healing This might come as a surprise. After all, putting ice on an injury has been something we have always been advised to do for many years, and with a simple Dr google search, you will find this advice still exists today. But
It’s no surprise that changing up and down through levels can bring with it low motivation, often we find it hard to realign or adapt and getting out of this rut can be challenging. It’s an especially important message this week, but I’ve spoken to a massive amount of my
We love to ‘handle it’ and ‘I’ve got it’ and ‘it’ll be right’ – but if you were being honest with yourself – are you? If you aren’t read on. HOW ARE YOU GOING?If you are feeling a bit anxious, scared, worried or unsure – please know this is
Wave goodbye to winter and those 100 days that for some, we become super sedentary! Not so ideal circumstances – in the exercise department and so, we have a tip! Ease in. When we ease into our exercise and give the body time to become accustomed (adapt) to what we
Remember. To. Breathe. Remember to breathe. Sounds so simple right? But under stress, we often forget to breathe. It’s an especially important message this week, but I’ve spoken to a massive amount of my clients over the last little while about breathwork. Breathing wrong (yep we can do it wrong),
Everyone talks about strengthening your pelvic floor or doing your kegel exercises. But do you know what that means and how to do it? For a quick explanation, you can think of your pelvic floor area from where you pee to your anus, like a banana. Exercising the pelvic floor
Many of our clients were taking a magnesium product, it was not working for them and many were experiencing gastrointestinal upset (constipation) due to taking a blended product with high oxide content. So out of all the rubbish on the shelves I’ve finally found it! Even better it was 100% natural
Do you have an area of soreness that you feel in-between your shoulder blades or even lower? It could be coming from that area or perhaps it’s coming from the front? Your shoulder joint is so movable and even though the joint has a similar configuration to the hip joint being a ball
Massage Therapy alleviates pain, fatigue and improves your performance! What is DOMs? Delayed onset muscle soreness – which is delayed onset of your muscles being sore – it occurs within the first 24 hours after strenuous or exhaustive exercise and you will feel it more between 24 -72 hour period
Massage during and after pregnancy is quite popular with us at Top Notch Massage Bodyworks, which is why we love to include due to the growing evidence towards the mental and physical rewards it provides. Is movement important during pregnancy?At Top Notch, we do advocate remaining active during pregnancy and we
